The U.S. Forest Service is asking for volunteers to help spot and count bald eagles in local parks and woodlands.

This is the 35th year that the Forest Service has enlisted the aid of wildlife lovers to help them come up with a count of the U.S. national bird in roosting areas in Southern California.

Participants - who are advised to dress warmly and perhaps bring hot coffee or cocoa - gather at about 8 a.m. and are assigned to specific areas to look for birds, Forest Service spokesman John Miller said in an interview...

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